Birthday Shop and Contributors' Meeting Sketch
A humorous, mixed-page montage from The Fun Shop featuring editor birthday chatter, reader jokes, and debates on what to send. Contributors propose verses and gags while Captain Kidd’s group laughs at bananas, milk calcs, and old vaudeville lines, with notice for submissions and payment terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Kidd
Fun Shop
Dr. Traprock
Tam
Samoa
Gertrude Marie
Maxson
Beauty culture guide for hands and hair care
A reader requests a detailed course in beauty culture focusing on hands. The column suggests patience, months of daily nail care, and maintenance after polish. It outlines a home regimen using petroleum jelly with rouge for nail tint, manicure tools, and a refined hair tonic with precise rose water amounts. A professional ear correction note is added. Tomorrow-Answered Letters promises replies by Beauty Chats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aa May
Ifou
Prophlet Advice and Hygiene Notes in A Mixed Essay
A fragmented essay discusses light, dust, and fear of microbes while praising thermometers and hygrometers. stresses vaccination against diphtheria and notes the Pasteur Institute. Mentions leprosy, tuberculosis, and antitoxin advances. includes odd asides about glands for sale and the Marquis of Northampton’s iron hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Robert Bruce
Questions and Answers from the Washington Bureau column
A long reader Q and A column from the Washington Bureau discusses fast baseball pitching, compound interest totals, US native population figures, pilch scoring, Christmas gift lists from Finland, and various trivia. It includes dates, numbers, and multiple named facts such as Hoelsingfors, Dempsey Willard, West Virginia motto, and the 16 inch gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S. Dependencies and Territories
England
U. S
Europe
Household Suggestions From A Home Style Column
Household tips for better baking and cleaning. Use lighter batter to prevent sinking in puddings and cakes, examine each coin-sized portion before mixing, and try new recipes to keep meals interesting. White woodwork marks from children can be wiped off with kerosene on a soft cloth without rubbing or damage.
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W. P. Morrison
L. Edson
Gertende Marie
Arthur Gamble
Atlanta Constitution
West 40Th Street
New York City
Forbes
Somebod
Grocers Bill Loos
Crite
Winnie
Winkle
Sunshine EL
Leo
Bureau of Standards
Bouer He
Hayward
Fawthry
Patsy
du Gan
Vlaly
Abou Gittin
Winn
Pat
Ryeti
Walt
Avery
Avery's
MR. Wicker
Emily
Phyllis
Leip
Moon Mullins
Mushmolth
Little Moonishine
Moon
Washington Bureau
New York Avenue
N. W
Washington, D. C
Washington
Finland
Hoelsingfors
William T. Scott
Liberal Party
Dempsey-Wilard
Toledo
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